The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1887-05-21
Items Of Interest.

Capt S. H. Buck, who has for some months
J filled the position of postmaster of New Or
leans, has resigned to go into business. Mr.
Geo. w. Mott will probably be his succe ssor
The diffusion machinery formerly used at
| Fort Scott, Kan, arrived in New Orleans
| few days ago and was at once transferred to
| Gov. Warmoth's plantation, where the diffu-
sion experiments will be tried next season.
W.B. R. Sugar Planter: The New Orleans
| Chronicle, formerly an afternoon publication,
has been enlarged and made better paper IN
journal. 1t is now owned and edited by Col.
| Frank A. Bartlett, an able journalist and a
brother of Gov. Bartlett, of California.
At meeting of the st. Mary Branch of the
| Sugar Planters Association, held on the 9th
inst, Hon. Don Caffery was appointed q com.
mittee of one torvisit the principal cities OF
the North and invite capitalists to come to the ;n
sugar-producing region of this State and IN,
vest some of their money in the erection and
operation of central sugar factories.
Sixty-fve thousand persons, now residents
| of Europe, hold tickets for America, and are
only waiting for the steamers to bring them
over. Europe has many great statesmen put
thew don't appear to know how to make life
| worth living for their fellow-countrymen.-
Boston Globe.
| Joaquin Miller tells pretty story about
"Mrs. Bonanza" Mackey and poor California
| girl who went to Paris to study art. The girl
was dying, and had no money to get nome;
when Mrs. Mackay called on her, bought an
her poor little work for $l00 and made the
check $1,000.
The story of Ireland is best told by the fol.
| lowing figures furnished by Mulhall, one Of
the most reliable statistieians of the day. He
saws that during Victoria's reign there have
died of starvation in Ireland ,255 600 people
there have been evicted for non-payment OF
rent, 1856, 600; and there have emigrated'
4,ls5, 5,oOO
The coal beds Of China are five times as
| large as those of all Europe, while gold, sill
YER, lead, tin, copper, iron, marble and petro'
| leum are all found in the greatest abundance.
Owing to the prejudice of the people the
mines have never been worked to any extent,
it being the popular belief in China that If
these mines are opened thousands OF demons
and spirits imprisoned in the earth would
come forth and fill the country with war and
suffering.
| NO. Times Democrat, May Is: The deci.
sion rendered yesterday by Judge Houston in
the case of The State of Louisiana vs.: The
American Cotton Oil Trust is at once brief,
able and conclusive, and is very decided vic
tory for the Attorney General in his vigorous
prosecution of the suit against that mysterious
though potent body or thing which owns and
controls almost all the cotton oil.mi lis IN the
South, but which claims immunity from legal
process
George Z. hoWetl cG ". 8 NC" cuitlo1 va Vne
"American Newspaper Directory to be pub
lished on May 2, will show that the number
of papers published in the United States
Territories Including Alaska) and Canada is
Is, 400, an increase of 5Sl in one year. The
growth Of newspapers in some OF the Western
is SO, and in Nebraska GA, while Pennsylvanis
exhibits the largest increase in dailies; Il!
, Kansas in weeklies, 81, and New York IL
monthlies, AZ. Seven States show decrease
the most prominent instances being New
Hampshire and Virginia, 6 each.
A telegram dated Washington, May IA, says
The death of Mr. Justice Woods, which occur
ed to-day, creates vacancy upon the Supreme
Bench, but there is no likelihood that it viii
!; be filled Immediately. The court Is nov
winding up the heavy business OF very Ions
: term, and will hear no further arguments. L
could perfo rm no duties until the next tern
of court which would be in October. IL L
probable that the President will take full
time for consideration of the different name
which may be presented to his consideration
1t would be extraordinary If the south, a
this iuncture, were denied representation
upon the Supreme Bench after having hat
none for thirty years.
Webster Monitor: We have in our State
group of would-be political leaders and sell
. constituted bosses who have lmbibed TINS sam
, spirit of intolerance, who have earned thi
Purltan1cal luo8 lhGO tno raHAS VI tho OoihS
: cratic party. They arrogate to themselves al
: that is pure and incorruptible in politics. a
the only type and pattern of perfection The, The
: tial sphere of infallibility. All who shape thel
!, ideas and opinions according to their stand
. . ard who submit to their dictatlon doeth wei
= = "hath chosen the good part" But woe to to
= deluded creature who dares to set up for bin
, self, to have opinions of his own, who will nc
:, bow in humble obedience to their dietatio'
He is follower of Baal, the vilest OF the WI
full of corruption and desperately wicked
!, Rbrsooth if he throweth not up his cap an
y shouteth not Justify at the bare mention
c the magic name Of their hero, he is foliowe
;. of that desperately wicked man.
, ! The man who deserts his party, who refuse
> to submit to the will Of the majority, simpl
. because his personal ideas Of methods and D
70 cause his individual preferences Of men are NJ
> > adopted, is not safe leader. This intolerans
!: units him for high and responsible trus
= Such an one we will not follow in the conte
- y for nomination to the first Office OF the Stat
" .